This article analyses the prevoiling circumstances of natural disaster in China and the attractive characters of airborne remote sensing

which are macroscopic

fast

flexible

accurate

high efficent

and purposeful. The author also discusses the effects of remote sensing in reducing disaster: precaution

prognosis and forewarning the possible disaster; fight against natural disaster

real-time monitoring their processes and operation of effective anti-disaster measures; rescue

making decision to direct and dispatch the fight works in accordance with the calamity situation; scientifically estimating their effects on encplogy environment and the production in industry and agriculture. Finally

it introduces the Chinese high-altitute airborne remote sensing system’s features together with its real application and results in monitoring floods and forest fires.